Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi (L) and US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz hold talks in the Swiss city of Lausanne March 15, 2015.[/caption]Iran and the United States have started high-level technical talks over Tehrans nuclear program in the Swiss city of Lausanne.
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi and US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz presided over the meeting on Sunday.
The meeting is also attended by Iranian and American experts as well as Irans deputy foreign ministers Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht-e Ravanchi and the AEOI spokesman, Behrouz Kamalvandi.
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman has reportedly joined the technical discussions.
Heading the Iranian nuclear team, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Lausanne on Sunday for fresh nuclear talks with the American delegation, led by US Secretary of State John Kerry later in the day.
Speaking to reporters, the Iranian chief nuclear negotiator said technical aspects and the lifting of sanctions will be the two most important issues that will be discussed in the upcoming round of talks with the P5+1.
Iran and the P5+1 countries Britain, France, China, the United States and Russia plus Germany are seeking to seal a comprehensive nuclear deal by July 1.The two sides have already missed two self-imposed deadlines for inking a final agreement since they signed an interim one in the Swiss city of Geneva in November 2013.
On March 4, Zarif and Kerry wrapped up intense nuclear negotiations in the Swiss city of Montreux. Salehi and Moniz also attended the talks.
Representatives of Iran and the United States had also held three rounds of intense negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva on February 22-23.
By Press TV
